Premium Members Matias Wajner Posted February 26 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 26 Anyone know how to remove the gimbal from an archer 2? looking to clean the bearings on it, and it almost seems impossible to remove the top stage sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Bedik Bedikian Posted February 27 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 27 Yeah, I don't think you could. Or at least I couldn't figure out a way to remove the top stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted February 27 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 27 While it is definitely possible to remove the Archer 2 stage (Tiffen is able to put Volt gimbals on it, after all!) it is not absolutely necessary to remove the gimbal from the post to clean the pan bearing. You can in fact remove the top cap of the gimbal and remove the pan bearing housing off of the gimbal grip, then wrap the top and bottom stages of the post in plastic trash bags and paper towels and spray out the bearing without having to remove anything. It will require a considerable amount more work since you’re working around the gimbal grip, and you will have to use more cleaner since you’re not going to be as readily able to spin the bearing, but it can absolutely be done. I did this procedure to fix a sticky pan bearing on Larry McConkey’s Ultra2 sled as well, which we didn’t want to fully disassemble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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